Meaning of jiào:
jiào
较
Verb
(bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute
Zài zhè cì bǐsài zhōng, tā de biǎoxiàn bǐ yùqī jiào hǎo.
在这次比赛中，他的表现比预期较好。
In this competition, his performance was better than expected.
Tāmen zhèngzài wèi yīgè wèntí jīliè de jiào lùn.
他们正在为一个问题激烈地较论。
They are fiercely disputing a question.
Adverb
compared to; (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]
Zhè běn shū de jiàgé jiào guì.
这本书的价格较贵。
The price of this book is comparatively higher.
Zhège wèntí jiào jiǎndān.
这个问题较简单。
This question is relatively simple.
Jīntiān de tiānqì jiào wéi liángshuǎng.
今天的天气较为凉爽。
Today's weather is relatively cool.
